Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-09-27
CHIPfTA.
urr wox.s's rOSlsric CARER.


denver I.Iabliesh.
Among the squaws accompanying
CoIoro~ in his psripa,siic ioaIne, lns'
about the White River county s ChipsA'
the wife Of the lamen,ed Oarsy. the late
head chief Of the Ute nation. The ca
reer Of this woman 10 beyond anything yet
written even fsnimore Cooper. IN MS
description Of tie romance Of aboriginal
life, falls far short ofsnything like u In
his character sketches
Following Ours.'s election TO eh'e'-
,sin. ship. the frs, cihsisl act he -"e.iI'
ed upon TO consider Was the advisao'ii'J
Of a removal Of his trihs from the moan'
,.ins OF Colorsdo 10 Utah. and IN con-
action with . proposed treaty between
the United States and the lite nation he
wa, summcned 1, Washington. On his
trip he va. accompanied BY his vile.
Both he and Chipe,a Rad In . msa.uie
adopted the dress Of q civilized HE
They owned their own ranch. their HERDS
fed upon their o~n pastures aud IN
essential. they lived a. white people and
enjoyed thu comforts Of civilized life.
These facts preceded the chief and his
eorsor, to Washington. and With ell the
romance OF their Wild mountain lie elins.
| ing .bou, them. added 10 the heritage Of
an snoien, ard wsrlike lineage. They
were received with open arms by the
high social circle q the capital city.
Eserywh,rs thy were fs,ed and the doors
OF the mansions Ia the wss, End '~urg
inward si their approach.
Chipe,a was iiolix.d she vas cloth.
ed IN silk. her rainier, was the fancy Of
the be., Eastern dfe@msker. and the
,awdry 6nery .sOeis,rd With life OF
nvsgsry Was conspicuous by iis Ab'etee:
The Illustrated journals took the cue. and
the wife Of Oarsy became libelled through.
on, the breadth ofthe land by the peneil'
Of .pceialar,isu. She ~ss the rsge fof the
season. she was In Washington. and The
epi.,olAry eorr,.pondsnes from attaches OF
,hs Eagli,h legation 20 the court journals
At London referred 10 her a. "Moun-
tain Phncs.," and bespoke for Der a
hearty reception from the Pserass OF
Hnslsnd should she visit that country.
~hich ste a. that time actually eoniemP.
lated. A. sos,nir Of her visi, TO Wash.
ins,on Chife,s carried away with her
quantities Of silver plate. portion
Of which wss presented to her by the
government, through the interior depart
ment.
Shortly after hi. ,i.i, - Washington
and the oonsammsiion Of the treaty
Oar.y died. lie ~a. sincerely moarned
by hi, people. snd |. Al indication OF
their grief. and la eoafumiiy with long
established custom. the horses Of the
dead msn were led up 10 the grave and ons
by one shot All that was valIsb!c IN
earthly existence vas o. accompany him
to the happy hunting grounds Of bis race
ALL ba, chipe,a and she. too. would
probably have accompanied her hsse
lord had she lived couple Of centuries
ago. A. IL vas. the custom OF her tribe.
by the greatness Of her exalted position.
condemned her 10 a life Of psfps,usl
wido-hood. Any deviation from this
unwiiuen Law would draw down upon
her head the mslcdietioas Of the entire
nation aud she would become N oa'essi.
a pariah among her people.
Bu, Chipsia had |. ill Of her osp.
She bad tasted Of the privileges which
her Caucasian sis'erhod enjoyed, AMI
when the opportunity occurred to many a
handsome buck .hs DID %. no, stopping
10 consider the giea, fall thereby Ia the
social scale. A. nigh, have been en-
p,e,sd. the head men o. the nation,
with unanimi,y and decision. condemned
both her and her husband TO os,rAci.m.
They had both violated q sacred Law OF
social governmsn, ard they mus, suffer.
With her rcw alliance she turned her
back upon civilized life Ia every form
Her silks and satin, were discarded, and
even her plate va. melted down 10 make
gewga~s Cor her husbands friend, H-'
stock va. ,.k,a from her and reverse
followed reverse I'LL she was absoluisl,
forced beyoad the lins Of tribal kin'hiP
and she with her husband beams AVIAN
dersr.
This. doubtless. was hurried by the
unfortunate mistake which she had male
in locating . ranch on the new reseiva.
ton. II vas an exeellsn, site. There
va. plenty Of water. aud buffalo. mes
quit. aud gamma grasses gave nourish'
ment to the stock. When the lines were
made dividing Utah from Colorado !, Vas
found that Chipe,A. raaeh VAS on the
wrong side Of the line. and no, Ia the
reservation. !, became. therefore. legii-
innate plundsr for the settlers. who lost
no time in dividing the spoil
Like the renesadss ofhsr tribe. ChiPe,a
in her wandering, ,saisd 70 tn, Waite
River country. There =, lea', she woald
be welcomed and some respect paid 10
her fallen greatness. She and her hu,.
band lined COlorow. and are now With
him envirOaed ny the military forces
which the governor b. dssp s'ehsd ~
the settlers of GARFIELD county.
TelsgriPAic advice, ,ay that ,,m, ap.
prhension il fel, fr Chipe,a. safety.
She WAS In oae Of the tents which va.
fred BY SAsrid Ksnd.lrs party on their
fr., yisi, TO the Indian camp. aud she
has no, been seen sine,. |. |, no, al all
likely ,hs, she has been harmed she has
been compelled TO practically take 10 the
bushes
chipeta Is growing old She mus, be
10 the nsishbOrhOoi Il hfy. ColOro~
was once he enemy. - her Gas the enemy
Of the peace loving Oarsy but when her
white friends turned on her she soash,
straits 10 life where she could fnd friends.
II IL no, now believed tha, she enterains
. warliks spirit toward the whites. bat.
being with colOrow. she IL ia bad com.
pany. 0tes the queen Of the na,io1.
she In now leading the lie Of . common